On the recordFebruary 1, 2016
The American people are just--they are not upset with the Afghans, they are upset with Congress.
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congress.govThe American people are just--they are not upset with the Afghans, they are upset with Congress.
Jones expresses public frustration over prolonged military spending in Afghanistan.
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In 2013, you tweeted, 'Let's get out of Afghanistan. Our troops are being killed by the Afghanis we train, and we waste billions there. Nonsense. Rebuild the United States of America.'
this is nothing but an abdication of our constitutional responsibility to give any President an AUMF.
And this is what is frustrating to the American people. And, quite frankly, that is why Donald Trump is getting these big crowds.
I want to talk about the graveyard of empires. I think that is what they say about Afghanistan and the history of Afghanistan.